The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A PoRr Huron (MIcH) CHURCH is rented out
during the week for dancing, gymnastic exhibit
tions and roller skating.
A MERCHANT of Merrill, Wis, mas adopted a
novel and successful method of advertising. He
took his old white COW, plastered her over from
head to heels with advertisements, and set her
at large in the streets of the town.
KEEPER JUDsoN, of the Stratford lighthouse
near Bridgeport, Conn, has cocker spaniel
dog that has become an expert fish catcher he
took up the sport of his own notion, ana puT-
sues it regularly and enthusiastically. Inc otner
day he carried to his master 212 pound eel.
A NOTABLE HORSE died the other day at Cir
ard, Pa. The animal was 81 years old and in
his younger days was driven continuously for
ten years as carrier of the mails between Glrard
and Lockport, travelling during the time 10000
miles each year, and never failing TO be on Time
for duty.
AT the fair held in Philadelphia by the ladies
of Grace church there was a silk plush quilt,
valued at $780, and the friends of Mrs. Blaine
and Mrs Cleveland entered into contest "a to
which of the two should become the owner.
Mrs. Cleveland maintained the lead until Satur-
day evening. when the Blaine forces rallied ana
secured the victory.
''VAN,' the favorite shepherd dog of the late
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, lived for years at
the Peekskill residence the pet dog of the fami-
liquid, laughing brown eyes and the sunnest
kind of dog disposition left the Beecher man
sion soon after his masters death to live with a
kind-hearted neighboring family. Nothing VIII
induce the dog to return to his former home
since the master left it.
MRS AGNES STEIHR and her niece, Mrs. Anna
Beuchs, of Newark, N. j. are engaged in a legal
war for the possession of an old family Bible.
Mrs. Steihr had the book for nineteen years and
Mrs. Beuchs borrowed it, Mrs. Steihr wanted
1. tod hat oh
it, alleging that her grandmother gave it to her.
Replevin suits followed from eacL side, and now
the case is in a fair way to get to the Supreme
Court before 1t is settled.
THE taxpayers of Worcester, Mass, feel sore.
They have long been making an effort to get
the Old South church off the city common and
the City Council determined to remove it, BY
recent award it has been decided that the city
must pay the parish S14S,400 damages before
the Objectionable structure can be taken away.
The common was donated 200 yeals ago pub
lie and meeting house purposes" and church
has been upon it since 1719.
A FEW WEEKS AGO some excavations at Pom
peii brought to light set of surgical instru-
ments, many of which resemble instruments in
use at the present day. Some days later four
beautiful silver urnS of fair size were found,
also four smaller vessels, eight open vases four
cups ornamented with leaves and figures of ami
mails, and very beautiful statue of Jupiter
seated on a throne. Beside those silver objects,
several gold ornaments, such as rings, ear
rings, etc, were also found.
THE house occupied by the son and daughter
of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Lexington. Va, was
built by the General after the war, and is plain
brick structure with a vine-hung porch. Inside,
the house is very homelike and comfortable. Its
walls are hung with family portraits many of
them very old, and one from the brush of Sir
Godfrey Kneller. Gen Custis Lee, who is pres
ident of the Washington and Lee University,
has his study here, although he spends a large
part of his time in the university, the grounds
of which adjoin his
H. H. DAVIS, of Morriston, has just completed
a tombstone bearing an inscription little out
of the common order of such things The stone
was ordered by A d. Salmon, and was put up
in the Sccasunna burying ground last week.
The inscription reads: In memory of Charles
II. Salmon, who was born Sept. 10, 1858 He
grew, waxed strong and developed into noble
son and loving brother. He came to his death
on the 18th of October 1894, by the hand of a
careless drug clerk and two excited doctors at
II O'Clock at night in Kansas City"
Rev. FATHER HEINAN, pastor of St. Joseph's
German Catholic church in East Mauch Chunk,
Pa, has declared war on bustles He brands
them as unsightly, as a production of vanity
and altogether immoral, He further asserts
that unless the women of his congregation, old
and young, abandon that offensive article, he
will not give them ecclesiastical attentions and
will turn them from the church. On Sunday
last he preached sermons in German and
English against immortality in general direct
ing his words particularly to the women of the
period. His remarks created a big sensation
among the congregation and left quite an inn
preston.
The DISPATCH from New South Wales announc-
ing the victory in the sculling match there of
Mr.. Beach came over 1900 miles and cost S2.47
a word to send. 1t passed through several
cholera infected distcicts without being quaran-
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start half a dozen times. arrived in Philadelphia
few minutes after it had been sent The dis
patch originated at Sydney, then it went to
Adelaide, from there struck North, directly
across Australia to Port Darwin; there it dived
into the ocean and took in Singapore,
Penang, Madras and Bombay, passing
through telegraph stations run by operators
of every degree of black and shade of yellow
many of whom do not know who Beach is. In
some places the wires are strung on palm trees
then again they go through sandy deserts and
under the feet of caravans. Some of the people
among whom the message passed were baking
in sun as hot as Philadelphia S hottest August,
and others were shivering in November listers.
The news did not stop to spread itself among
the worshipperS of Buddha. over whose temples
it passed, but dashed northward to the more
hardy and athletic believers in Christ. From
Bombay the electric fluid went to Alden, through
the Red sea, skirted the Suez canal to Port Said
back to Alexandria, through the Mediterranean
to Bona in Algeria. by cable to blarseilles and
then on to London. Its route thereafter be-
came more commonplace, for an everyday sub
Atlantic cable brought it to the United States
ONE of the brightest men that ever attended
Harvard College was Sumner Paine son of
Henry w. Paine, leading lawyer of Boston,
Paine always lead his class at the college, as he
had done before at the Boston Latin school,
without much study or effort. 1t was during
the war and just before the battle of Gettys-
burg, that one of the professors of the college,
who was much disliked by the students by rea-
son of his arrogant manner, was about to be
married. The evening of the wedding Paine
headed band of students who, just as the pro-
lessor was about to go to the house of the
bride, at which the wedding was to take place
| locked him in his room and prevented him from
| being on hand at the appointed time, in con
| sequence of which the wedding cere-
mony was postponed. Through window
| the professor recognized Paine among
| his tormentors, and the next day preferred
| charges against him. The faculty were 10th to
| discipline Paine, as they admired the young
man and his ability and partook to a great ex-
| tent OF the students dislike for the Professor
1t was necessary for the preservation of dis
| ciplne that some notice should be taken of the
matter, and much against their wishes they ex-
| he apologized he could be reinstated Paine
| was over-sensitive and keenly felt his disgrace
| He at once went to Gov. Andrew who was an
| old family friend, who gave him commission
| in regiment at the front at Gettysburg Paine
left for his post of duty at once arrived at
gettysburg the day the fighting began and fell
mortally wounded within a few hours of his
arrival.
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